Righting an Old Wrong
My old friend, author Linda Poitevin, tweeted a link the other night to a blog that speaks to almost every woman I know. Â …
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Dear Kindle, It’s not Me, It’s You
Wasn’t it just a few days ago when I proclaimed that Venus Rising would not be published on Kobo for a few months? Yeah, well, forget that. It’s on Kobo now! Â …
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Goal Achieved!
I’m so proud of my colleagues at Free-FM for the way we handled our night at the 10th annual Rock the Park. We came, we saw, we rocked and I did get to do the one thing I wanted most – meet Tommy Shaw. But it was only because of sheer luck. The band did not submit to a meet-and-greet with us or our contest winners. If not for Toto keeping us waiting for 40 minutes, Mr. Shaw and I never would have had a moment. …
Brandt’s Randt – Victimizing the Victims Again
A dirtbag by the name of Christopher Gale was finally convicted this week in London of murdering his girlfriend three years ago. Â He shot her in the head and buried her body in the yard, all the while telling people she ran away. His story unraveled and after a mistrial in March, a jury found him guilty this week. Â Â …
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What A Little Girl Understands
Real-life heroes and heroines don’t come along very often. Â 5-year-old Jayden Sink of Topeka, Kansas is one of mine. Â Here’s why: …
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Brandt’s Randt – What it Means to be Canadian
Did you hear about the 3 wannabe Canadians who don’t want to pledge allegiance to the Queen? They claim it’s against their rights. Â What rights?!?!? Grrrrr. Â It’s the subject of this week’s Brandt’s Randt. Â …
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Retirement Planning or It’s Later Than You Think
We had a pension plan session at work yesterday.  I remember sitting through these things 25 years ago and wishing for a meteor to crash through the ceiling and take me out. That’s how boring it was! But at this stage of the game, one is better off paying attention. …
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Shopping Locally
It’s such a big thing now and it used to be the norm: buy from your neighbours. Â …
Review: Who I Am by Pete Townshend
Sometimes you need a little perspective to really know how influential something or someone was on your life. Â It’s only in hindsight that I’ve come to appreciate how big a role the music of The Who played in my coming-of-age years. Â Roger Daltry’s emotive vocals coupled with Pete Townshend’s screaming guitar provided a soundtrack to a significant swatch of my life. Â …
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The Real Barbie
All former little girls know that the Barbie doll set an ideal that we could never match. Â …
Happy Birthday Canada!
You’re still the best country in the world and I’m grateful to have been born here. Â Happy 146th. You don’t look a day over 140, darling.
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That Ant Can’t Move a Rubber-Tree Plant
To put a new twist on the old song, that ant may have had high hopes, but he can’t do much if he’s dead! Â …
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